Transitioning without BC'ing Support Thread

Hey ladies! Just wanted to join in on this thread. This Halloween will be my 2 year anniversary since my last relaxer. I was planning to cut at 2 years, but I'm thinking I might cut at 2.5 years. I've learned so much through my transition and at this point, I definitely don't regret the journey.
 

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mscheergrl said:
Hey ladies! Just wanted to join in on this thread. This Halloween will be my 2 year anniversary since my last relaxer. I was planning to cut at 2 years, but I'm thinking I might cut at 2.5 years. I've learned so much through my transition and at this point, I definitely don't regret the journey.
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wow! thats a lot of hair. i hope i can hold on longer. i dont want to get short hair now...
this length is perfect to style for work (apl).
im almost 10 months post. already :-)
 
I've been reading this thread for a while and I still have not decided if I'm going to transition but I haven't relaxed either. It's only been 3 months and I started doing braidouts and co-washing.

My hair is BSL, texlaxed but I have a lot of grey hair (my hair is basically all white, all over except for the nape) and I dye it with Bigen usually every 3 weeks. Since my trusted hairstylist passed away 3 years ago I haven't found anyone who can relax it the way I wanted (well, I found someone and she moved away) and my experiments with self relaxing have not been good. I had a major setback last year and my bone straight ends are a bit see through right now. I've been cutting them little by little but probably after Thanksgiving I will cut them off to a little below APL.

Right now my choice is between 2 chemical processes:colour and relaxer so I'm choosing colour and will try to transition.
 

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danysedai-
You sound just like me! I'm also about BSL texlaxed with ~3 inches of bonelaxed ends. I'm also about 3 months post (14 weeks exactly today)

I'm just gray in the front and my stylist says semipermanent won't work if I go natural so I'm trying to figure out what I'm going to do for color.

My texlaxed hair doesn't revert when I flat iron it even when I workout. I'm not sure if my natural hair will behave the same way. So I'm still not 100% sure about going natural I'm just going to take it one day at a time.
 
danysedai said:
I've been reading this thread for a while and I still have not decided if I'm going to transition but I haven't relaxed either. It's only been 3 months and I started doing braidouts and co-washing. My hair is BSL, texlaxed but I have a lot of grey hair (my hair is basically all white, all over except for the nape) and I dye it with Bigen usually every 3 weeks. Since my trusted hairstylist passed away 3 years ago I haven't found anyone who can relax it the way I wanted (well, I found someone and she moved away) and my experiments with self relaxing have not been good. I had a major setback last year and my bone straight ends are a bit see through right now. I've been cutting them little by little but probably after Thanksgiving I will cut them off to a little below APL. Right now my choice is between 2 chemical processes:colour and relaxer so I'm choosing colour and will try to transition.
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your hair is beautiful too. this is also a lot of hair!
come and join us.
this is my second transition. you will do well ;-)
 
coolsista-paris said:
wow! thats a lot of hair. i hope i can hold on longer. i dont want to get short hair now...
this length is perfect to style for work (apl).
im almost 10 months post. already :-)
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Agreed. I'm so torn because I so desperately want to be fully natural but I want to be left with a certain amount of length. The shrinkage is real :)
 
anyone has tips on how to avoid tangled ends after a braidout? I braidout in single braids and roll my ends on a small perm rod. It's all great the first day but after 2 days my ends tangle and break.
 
danysedai said:
anyone has tips on how to avoid tangled ends after a braidout? I braidout in single braids and roll my ends on a small perm rod. It's all great the first day but after 2 days my ends tangle and break.
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I don't really have any solutions for you I don't do braidouts. However personally my tangling didn't stop until I cut all the perm off, also once I had more natural hair than permed hair I had less tangles. I had horrible tangling while transitioning. Once I was fully natural my tangling disappeared totally.
 
danysedai said:
anyone has tips on how to avoid tangled ends after a braidout? I braidout in single braids and roll my ends on a small perm rod. It's all great the first day but after 2 days my ends tangle and break.
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Try larger perm rods. The smaller curls may be what is resulting in the tangles.
 
danysedai said:
anyone has tips on how to avoid tangled ends after a braidout? I braidout in single braids and roll my ends on a small perm rod. It's all great the first day but after 2 days my ends tangle and break.


danysedai Another thing to consider in addition to all the other great advice you have been given is to roll the perm rod a few inches above the line of demarcation. When I do braidouts, I only braid the hair that I can reach along the scalp area, then I detangle & smooth the entire length and roll that on a perm rod. So it's almost like a a braid out slash roller set. Tricks the two textures into thinking they are one. lol
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Currently discussing taking a trip to Miami next June. I wonder how much growth I'll have by then.. I'd love to BC before my trip so I can rock my curls in MIA.

I actually really strongly want to BC rightnowthisminute but I have reservations. I wonder if, after I do it, I would have regrets. Im sure I'll have ugly days where I hate it but I would love to be fully natural. I also wonder how my bf would feel during the short stages.
 
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I am one year and 2 weeks post. I don't even deal with my hair at all and I dont think I will for another 2years. Right now im in a kinky straight weave and I will keep this up until I dont feel bald with all the shrinkage. My hair feels like its ear length

I need to do better in my deep conditioning routine and find my hair vitamins. Mbl needs to come asap
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ScorpioLove

You are just like me. I'm also in a weave and I'm past a year post. I'm thinking of doing this for another year. Do you have a leave out though?
 
sharifeh said:
ScorpioLove

You are just like me. I'm also in a weave and I'm past a year post. I'm thinking of doing this for another year. Do you have a leave out though?
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I do.. I dont mind having a leave out in the front because generally I like the front shorter so it curls better and the front of my hair grows the fastest. Plus it looks very realistic that way and the way I style it. People (including black women) just assume its my hair.


The way I install it though is different. I braid my hair and clip the hair in. I attached clip ins to the wefts. This makes for easy install and easy removal. I can take off the weave in 2minutes or less.
 
ScorpioLove sharifeh - how are you ladies caring for your hair underneath the sew-ins? I'm currently 9months post and really want to go a full 2 years before I cut. Interested in the maintenance of healthy hair under these protective styles. :spinning::spinning:
 
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I do.. I dont mind having a leave out in the front because generally I like the front shorter so it curls better and the front of my hair grows the fastest. Plus it looks very realistic that way and the way I style it. People (including black women) just assume its my hair.


The way I install it though is different. I braid my hair and clip the hair in. I attached clip ins to the wefts. This makes for easy install and easy removal. I can take off the weave in 2minutes or less.
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do you have any tutorials on how you do this??
 
Been rocking wash n go buns with 6inches of curly hair and 7 inches of bonelaxed ends. It has been nice but wash day is a little tiring. I'm almost one year post. I can't wait until March 2nd. Ill be on spring break and cutting all this straight hair off.
 
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do you have any tutorials on how you do this??
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ScorpioLove

in would love to see a tutorial. i have no clue of how you do this.
it would be a great option for me.
i am a diy person. i dont want anyone doing my hair. clips seems a good idea.

but wont it fly off or come out easily ? im scared of that.
hair in the floor and people staring at me. i am scared!
 
Just took my box braids down and had to cut out a knot. Then I had to hide my scissors because my patch of super short hair was looking cute
 
i have been feel so defeated these last few days about my hair. i really hope i have a good wash experience to motivate me to go on. i was thinking about just cutting my hair off and starting over, but i am going to see it through. a whole chunk of my hair is just a mess. i'm sitting here with conditioner in my hair now. the new growth isn't the problem. it's the relaxed ends! they are so fragile!
 
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